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. 2019 Jul;30(7):1339-1340.
doi: 10.1681/ASN.2019030308. Epub 2019 Jun 3.

The Case for Selective Withdrawal of Antidepressants in Patients with Advanced Kidney Disease

Joseph Chilcot  1 , Ken Farrington  2   3
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The Case for Selective Withdrawal of Antidepressants in Patients with Advanced Kidney Disease

Joseph Chilcot et al. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2019 Jul.
No abstract available

Keywords: depression; outcomes; randomized controlled trials.

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    Assimon MM, Flythe JE. Assimon MM, et al. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2019 Jul;30(7):1340. doi: 10.1681/ASN.2019040431. Epub 2019 Jun 3. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2019. PMID: 31160516 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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